Control device

1. A control device comprising: a capturing circuit adapted to capture an image of a display; a determining circuit adapted to determine from the captured image information defining a desired position on the display; and a sending circuit adapted to send a signal having the determined information.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the capturing circuit comprises a camera.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the determining circuit is adapted to determine a position of the display in the captured image.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device comprises an image forming device adapted to form an image on the display.

5. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the desired position is identified by a position of the image formed by the image forming device.

6. The device according to claim 4 , wherein switching off the image forming device causes the signal to be sent by the sending circuit.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the determining circuit is adapted to determine coordinates of the desired position on the display.

8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the sending circuit comprises a wireless transmitter.

9. The device according to claim 1 further comprising: a user input device.

10. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the signal comprises information relating to the desired position.

11. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is at least one of: a remote control device, a pointing device, and a handheld device.

12. A system comprising the control device according to claim 1 , in combination with at least one of: a video player; a video recorder; a video player and recorder; a DVD or disk player; a DVD or disk recorder; a DVD or disk player and recorder; an MPEG player; an MPEG recorder; an MPEG player and recorder; an audio player; an audio recorder; an audio/video player; an audio/video recorder; an audio/video player and recorder; a PC; a television; and a display.

13. The device according to claim 12 , wherein the display comprises at least one of: a TV display, a video display and a PC display.

14. The device according to claim 1 further comprising: a device for controlling the display.

15. The device according to claim 14 , wherein the controlling device comprises at least one of: a media player and a PC.

16. A method comprising: capturing an image of a display; determining from the captured image information defining a desired position on the display; and sending a signal having the determined information.

17. The method according to claim 16 further comprising: determining a position of the display in the captured image.

18. The method according to claim 16 further comprising: forming an image on the display.

19. The method according to claim 18 further comprising: identifying the desired position by a position of an image formed by the image forming device.

20. A remote control device adapted to control at least one of: a video player and/or recorder; DVD or disk player and/or recorder; MPEG player and/or recorder; audio player or recorder; audio/video player and recorder; PC; television; and display, the device comprising: a capturing circuit adapted to capture an image of a display; a determining circuit adapted to determine from the captured image information defining a desired position on the display; and a sending circuit adapted to send a signal having the determined information.